Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-03-18
State News.

LumbeTton on Sunday morning last. IL
broke out in barber shop, and, the town
being without any apparatus to fight fire,
thirty or forty wooden buildings were de.
stroy and dwellings.
Among the sufferers the following are
named: 81 Barnes, DR. r M Normant, FL
Smith, Freemen,,J j III Caldwell, Jr, J FL
Caldwell, A A Nathan, " Williams' Hotel,
Jenkins & Williams, w Hartman, A G
Melke. N FL Jones. ] H Mcmillan, r Da-
Wis, Redman, + Peterson, DIR BRYAN.
| Caldwell q Co, Caldwell 81 Carlisle. The
total loss Is about $500, ,00O-insuraace
only about $25. 900.
~ Friends of Thos. L. Shields of
Mecklenburg, who was tried in this coun-
ty about year and half ago for the
murder OF JOS. g. SiIton of Mecklenburg
and cent to the penitentiary, are moving
upon the Governor to secure his pardon.
l-StatesUiHe Landmark
@@ We understand that disease has
made its appearance in the eastern portion
of Burke aud within few miles of
Hickory. which resembles small pox.
Several have died OF it, and old army men
who have seen small pox, can see but little
difference In the appearance of patients
having either disease. Hickory Press
Coop News FOR THE STATE GUARD.
-Adjutant General Jones has informa-
tion of the passage of the lapsed quota
bill in Congress aud It's signing by the
President, restoring to North Carolina
her last war credit of 3,622.25. The
bill was introduced by Judge Bennett 10
the House and by Senator Vance in the
Senate. Gen. Jones has been working
for six years for the recovery of this fund.
He says the fund will be of material aid
in keeping up the State Guard during the
next two years. The bill passed it's final
reading in the Senate at o'clock in the
morning of March 4th, the last day
Ashe0iNe Citizen.
gB The effort to cut off the counties
of Person, Orange, Durham, Chatham and
Moore, from the Western and attach them
gloriously. The Court at Greensboro
will have for some time to come, jurisdic-
tion over the five counties mentioned
Greensboro North State
az Mrs Jane Crowell departed this
life al the residence of her son, Nr A. S.
Crowell, in Goose Greek township, on the
Sd inst, after short illness with pneu-
monia. airs Crowell was one of the old
est persons in the county She was born
on the 4th of June, 1897, and was in her
seth year. In her death one OF the moth
ers in Israel has passed away. She was
.he mother of Mr. A. II. Crowell and Mrs
G. w. Flow, of this place. Monroe En-
Quirer.
MEETING OF DIRECTORS. At the quar-
terly meeting of Directors of the Western
North Carolina Insane Asy lum the former
Executive Committee of the Board, viz:
". J. Yates, J. w. Wilson and E. A.
Perkins, were reelected. Mr. F. N.
Scroggs was reelected Steward, and Mrs
@. A. Marsh, Matron. The Board revised
the pay roll aud adopted a resolution that
so many patients as can be comfortably
provided for under the appropriation
made by the Legislature Just adjourned,
will be received during the year. The
other business transacted was of routine
character and not of public interest
St0tesoiUe Landmark
az Gov. Scales has received mag
ni6cent marble bust of the late Gov
Ellis, who was the Executive of North
Carolina in ls59-6l. 1t was presented
by the wife and daughters of the Gov
ernor. 1t has been placed among the
portraits of the Governors of North Caro-
lima In the Executive department, aud
will be transferred to the State Library
on completion of the new Library build
ing Raleigh Observer
[John W. Ellis was one of the truest men
North Carolina ever produced He was a Demo
crat of the old school, and there was no deveit or
humbuggery about him.
az COL Rowland, who returned from
Washington city last Saturday morning.
requests US to state that there will be no
vacaucie, in the military or naval acade-
mics during his term of ofoffice.-Lunaberton
RO6esOnidn.
DEATH OF Mr. J. G. GULL1cK. Death
has claimed this noble man. He died in
Charleston, S. c., one day last week under
the hands of surgeons. He has suffered
for some time with severe pains in the
head, aud went to Charleston ior relief.
Mr. Gulick was prominent citizen of
CASTOR county, not because he sought
notoriety, but because of his substantial
worth. Tall, vigorous, generous, sag gacious
and benevolent, he was always conspicu-
~~S Va ASouy w. HSAp "uCu ouY-
thing was TO be done. For many years
an invalid wife engaged his tender care,
and his anxious nursing aud fond atten-
tions to his suffering companion won the
admiration of all who knew him. He was
a wise man, successful in managing his
own affairs and an honored and safe Com |
missioner of his county for years.-Gds-
t0niG Gazette.
N. g. UNIVERSITY TRUsTEEs.--The |
Legislature elected the following gentle |
men Trustees of the State University,
many of them being former Trustees |
A D Belts, r r Bridgers, Gas A Cook,
Geo Davis, w T Fairclotk, D Winston,
A GiImer. J w Graham, FL A Gudger.
A Leaz-r, s G We'll, John Manning,
Mcmillan, Il B PEBBLES, J l. |
W ] Yates, WIS Burgwin,
I NJ Holt, Rev w 5 Long, B Aycock |
In place of Rev q III Wiley, deceased
J ohm w Fries. Ia place of Il Mullen,
from the State, Hon A 9 Avery.
In place OF FL B Short. deceased, 81 D Will |
hanson.
1Sy@ We take pleasure in noting the
fact that MIR G. r. Harding, ron of Rev.